New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-26

ur pcssr Moran. whose stched work r. exhibited In
tho gallery of Messrs Keppel Co.. ore Of tho Older
American. etchors. although It dmcui'
to determine exactly tho question Oh 'on
,cr,tr Mr. Moran exhibited otchings ~
tho Pbaa,lpha Exposition in 1915. wear before tho
organization of the New-York Etching Club. but Dr.
yae and We believe Mr. J. D. 6mallo had etched Some
mates before that date Mr.. Henry Far'or pubishou
etched views Of NcwYork about 1870 ana MI IL D" sn
Clifford used tho stchlnR noodle as eary as Io"o' MI.
Morans first etching Is not dated. but We know thaI
preceded any general practice OF the art In this COUNTY,
DESPITE some uncertainty In drowning and somo oVer
hitting this first etching interesting study ana tho
manrer IA d,stnctiyely not initiative. something
which cannot be said for nanv first attemDis' ina
subject was horse. and horses. cattle and sheep COZ"
tlnuall, rccrr in Mr. Morans composttions WIN '"o
oxcentjon ~ some skctch hos New Mexico. Mr. Moran
has confined himself closely to pastoral scenes aa
Meryon did to views OF old Parts. Pastures and WOOD
land with cattle grazing In tho sunlight or Nins III no
shade orchards with shccp country roads and sure
and ALI The aucter phases of rural sooner, have inrcr
ested the artist and II Will be found that he has usually
chosen hts subjects with discretion. These ctchhes
are unfortunately. not arraced In CHI ono'oti'h 'rucr
but so far as II is possible TO fudge an Increasing de
Sire for color light and for more varied contrasts
Of light and shade seem to have characterized tho
progress OF tho echer II VIII he noticed
however that many of the smaller plates wore
printed !.y Mr. Moran himself, with more shP'ie"y
and dircctncss than arc usually found in tho WORK Oh
the professional printer There are the variations J"
,...t,,or, witch Arc to be ex-
800, n collection including
1o5 EXAMPLES There s work done almost In outline,
lEc Nos and "a, and there are exhaustive etchns'
Of which a plate, No o. Is one 81 ms moro
important In some Of tho smaller ctchngS' ITO
lighting has hardly been considered, and again mo
plate sparkles with light as In No go, OF the o"'ct
is due 10 charoscnro as IN No. IS. No II IS
bril- lighting
in omissions In his larger plates Mr. Moran has
been sometimes oppressed by a desire for complete
preston.
The composition Of the artists etchings IA seldom
injudcious. No l. which might have been simply a
statement Of bare facts shows strong feeling for
pictorial arrangement and in No. ~ common form
Of composition Is used with good effect As a
drauctisman Mr. Moran s usually accurate. bht hl'
drawing Is not remarkable for individuality nor for
spirit His study OF animal, la been co'T aud In
tclf ,,ut but when action Is 10 be rendered b. "h'n
d al points Us Thcrn IS gcuuno action, however, In
his Harvest. san Juan ami in some Other figures.
II cannot bc said thai Vi Norans ln" IS personal,
IN tho ecuss that the term might be applied to The
lie of Nr Hadcn. or tie broken Inc Of Mr. Whistler
His line is usually although in some OF IN later
ctchin-s thoro seem, o. DE- almost tendency 10 WORK
hy areas. buf fhe lnr sometimes tnld and rarly
as,crtivc. In ilo cloud, ~ 10 AMI better f. 10.
- there iut 90 passionate desire for fofcIb'
rxlrc-. lou~ lut MS is d, uo." cAuarr'.l'rc than
the crr.t ~ suggestive expression WITH d." broken
Inc which s, ~ccn 90 80. ~. This GDr, mot mcan that
tie ctcicr g. either a weak o. imp"rsonb WOE knan.
Nr Moran work iu l.- own uay. and g. many years
60 ae uDtOr pl h.lr valuable uifr. hon ch
Imagination ant 81 execution have no Icon their
Thc tur s mar tlc ctr'"r has uo' oltiuded b..
7c'toi. merging '.w.",f in - 80,
transcripts from ualul" 'vl % "N nc'".' '"cN ono
wA c,r, fr n,'ui Al .nil> Ir .l'e " 80
l~ own vav an fhI- f.cf ', so rut ndcatio" 81